The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis

The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis
ISBN-10
0521572746
ISBN-13
9780521572743
Category
Medical
Pages
220
Language
English
Published
1999-08-12
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Anthony Feinstein

Description

This book provides a detailed survey of the emotional, behavioural and cognitive disorders prevalent among patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), including depression, mania, psychosis, pathological laughing and crying, and cognitive dysfunction. Attention has tended to focus on the physical aspects of MS, the commonest source of neurological disability in young and middle-aged adults, but recognition and treatment of the behavioural changes associated with the disease can be equally important in improving quality of life for the patient. For each of the neuropsychiatric disorders associated with MS, clear clinical guidelines are given for diagnosis and treatment, there is a detailed review of the literature, and case vignettes are incorporated. There are chapters on screening and neuroimaging and a final chapter examines the broader concept of subcortical white matter dementia. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses and other professionals involved in the management of patients with MS.

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